Press Releases

23 de junio de 2021

El Sierra Club anunció hoy que ha contratado a Selena Jegede, procedente de la organización electoral Fair Fight Action, para fungir como su directora de recaudación de fondos, la primera mujer negra que llega a esta posición en la historia de la organización.

June 11, 2021

On Tuesday, June 15th, the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will host an oversight hearing focused on the unfulfilled coal reclamation obligations that threaten coal communities across the country.

June 4, 2021

Washington, DC— This week, President Biden declared June National Immigrant Heritage Month, calling on Americans to learn more about the history of immigrant communities and to highlight the ways in which immigrants have enriched our country.

21 de mayo de 2021

El Presidente Biden hizo hoy una contraoferta a los congresistas republicanos, dando un paso atrás en su plan de infraestructura y en la crucial financiación necesaria para emprender un cambio transformativo que fomente aire y agua más limpios, mejores salarios, más equidad y un clima más estable.

April 23, 2021

National-- On Friday at 1PST/4EST  the Sierra Club will host an Instagram Live discussion and performance with Hop Hopkins (Director of Organizational Transformation, Sierra Club) and  Joshua Henry (Tony-nominated actor and singer) . Their conversation will focus on the intersection of environmental and racial justice, plus two live performances by Henry. 

21 de abril de 2021

El director ejecutivo del Sierra Club, Michael Brune, y el presidente del Capítulo North Star de Minnesota del Sierra Club, Kamau Wilkins, emitieron el siguiente comunicado tras anunciarse que Darek Chauvin, el exoficial de policía que asesinó a George Floyd, fue declarado culpable de asesinato.

9 de abril de 2021

El Presidente Biden formalmente presentó su primera propuesta presupuestaria al Congreso.

April 8, 2021

Milwaukee, WI -- Keeping the lights on. That’s what utilities and energy providers proclaim they do. But what happens when utility bills become a burden – or more precisely, an over-burden? That is what’s occurring for many Black and Latinx households in Milwaukee according to a new analysis, Energy Burden in Milwaukee: Study Reveals Major Disparities & Links to Redlined Areas, from Alliance for Climate Education, Black Leaders Organizing for Community, Citizen Action of Wisconsin - North Side Rising Co-op, the Sierra Club, and Voces de la Frontera. Census data from 2013 to 2018 reveal…

April 7, 2021

LOS ANGELES -- Yesterday, over 1,600 gallons, or 40 barrels, of oil spilled in the Inglewood Oil Field when a shipping pipe was left open. The latest spill occurred just a few hundred feet from the Kenneth Hahn Park Playground. 

April 7, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today, the California State Water Resources Control Board will host an annual workshop to update constituents on the Salton Sea Management Plan (SSMP), the state’s plan to address public health issues and build habitat at the sea. Groups working at the Salton Sea are calling on the state to improve the SSMP, especially in its efforts to engage communities and incorporate their input into projects at the Sea.